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UNITED 4Simeri-:siPATENT OrrIcn-- HENRY `WELLINGTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEWYORK.

TORCH.

SPECFICVATIONfforming part of Letters Patent No. 284,346, datedSeptember 4, 1883,` 1 v Application filed May24, 1883. (No model.) I

To a/ZZ` whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WELLINGTON, of Brooklyn, county of Kings,andState of New York, haveinvented certainnew and` useful Improvementsin Torches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription` reference being had to the accompanying draw-j ings, and tothef'letters of reference marked thereon. y Myimprovements have relationto torches,

especially such as are intended to be carried v aboutin the hand,burning hydrocarbon or other easily-vaporizing material, and employedfor purposes of burning paint or varnish, for heating ordinaryvapor-burners before lighting, and for other purposes in con-` l nectionwith heating and illuminating.

t an economical consumption of burning ma-' simpleandefticientmeansotconnecting the y The object of `my invention is toproduce a simple, compact, safe, and durable torch wherein thepre'ssureupon the liquid. within the fount or reservoir is produced by compressedair, and which will afford an intense heat with terial; to simplify and.improvethe construction of the pump and the valve through which air isadmitted to the reservoir; to provide perforatedguard with the burner;`to provide non-conducting finger-pieces lfor the needie-valve; to locateand arrange the supplytube and packing-tube leading to the burner,

so that a supply of fuel will always be provided for the burner, (whenthe air-pressure is on,) and so that the packing may be easily removed;to provide a convenient place for scratching matches; to simplify andimprove `the means of securing the "handle in place, i and to secureother advantages, as will hereinafterappear. To accomplish all of this,my improvements involve certain novel and usefulpeculiarities ofconstruction, relative arrangements or combinations of parts, andprinciplesof operation, all of which will be herein first fullydescribed, and then pointed out in the claims.` w v In the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of thisspecication, Figure l is a side eleva-,tion of `myimproved torch.A Fig. 2 is a plan of the burner detachedfrom the other parts, the ngerpiece upon the needle-screw being shown insection.- Fig. 3 is an axial section of the handle.

ofthe torch, showing the parts assembled for use. `Fig. 4t is anenlarged sectional view, showing the construction and arrangement of theair-valve.

B is the bottom piece, having a narrow bead around its top, into whichthe lower edge of the reservoir-body is bent or turned, the two pieces'being secured by solder or `otherwise afterthe pump is located andiiXed in place.

O is the pump-barrel, located in the lower part of the reservoir andprojecting through one side thereof, so as to form the lower bracepump-barrel, it is connected with the oil-supply tube L by means of adividing-plug, as c, and the tube L is carried through the opposite wallof the reservoir. The joints between the walls of the reservoir and thepumpbarrel and supply-tube are secured by solder,

` which prevents leakage and sustains the parts in a solid andsubstantial manner, so that To brace the inner end of the theIworkingzof the pump-piston will in no A way disturb them or injure thejoints, as frequently occursin constructions wherein the Ypump-barrel isnot sustained at both ends.

D is the piston-rod, made solid, and provided at its inner end with acup-piston, el, of leather or other elastic materiahthe cup being turnedtoward the inner end of the pumpbarrel, as shown in Fig. 3.

Upon the outer end of the pump-barrel is the ring i, which receives theremovable centrally-perforated screw-plug, c, throughwhich thepiston-rod D passes loosely, intorder that air may be` admitted aroundthe rod. The

ring 'i is secured upon the end of the pumpbarrel by swaging the end ofthe latter. This makes asimple and secure joint and facilitates theinsertion o`f the cup-piston, the front opening in the pump-barrel beingthus made amply large and quite smooth.

Upon the upper part of ring i is a screw- 4threaded disk, h, to receivethe correspondingly-threaded lower end of thevertical piece H of thehandle. 'This piece, being turned y y 55 In all these iigures likeletters of reference,

down to its seat on the disk, is held at top by the brace I, the samebeing soldered to the top of H, and also upon the reservoir. Through thebrace I and the top of the reservoir is the opening through which oil orliquid fuel is admitted to the interior, the opening being securelyclosed by the removablescrew plug or stopper K, the screw-threaded seatfor which is formed in the end of the brace, as shown.

Upon the inner end of the pump-barrel is secured in any substantialmanner a seat, c, for the valve through which air is admitted to thereservoir. It is essential that this valve should freely admit the airand automatically close against the downward or outward passage ofliquid from the reservoir. Over the perforation leading through the seata, I place a thin disk of metal, b, in a suitable recess cut for it.Over this is a disk of elastic material-.-v such as' a compound of glueand glycerine or other oil-resisting material (represented at 1)- andupon this is a protecting-plate of metal, g. Theexterior of seat a isscrew-threaded to receive the cap 7c, the same being perforated at topand made to hold the valve-spring Z in place. The elastic disk, underthe action or pressure of theI spring, securely closes the airopening inthe seat, the same being protected against wearing action of the springby the upper metallic disk and by wearing action upon the Valveseat bythe lower metallic disk.

The pump and valve being thus constructed,

- when the piston is drawn out,the `valve is automatically closed andair finds its way past the elastic cup on the end of the piston-rod orplunger. Then upon forcing the plunger inwardly the air in advance of itis compressed, elevates the valve, yand is forced into the reservoir,wherein it may be compressed to any desired degree. The pipe L,throughwhich oil is forced from the reservoir,is perforated at thebottom, as at x, so that as the instrument is inclined during use theoil or liquid will not be liable to uncover the orice, and thus fail tobe forced out through it.

Upon the exterior of pipe L is the elbow m, which also receives thepacking-tube M, leading to the burner, the tube being supported at topby a suitable brace, n. Thistube is intended to be packed with anygranular or 'iibrous material, and may be easily removed for cleaning orrepacking. Upon the top of tube Mis screwed the drip-cup N, and thisreceives the burner O, which in turn supports the perforated shield orguard I. The under surface of the drip-cup is roughened, as shown inFig. 1, and made to supply a convenient object upon'which to scratchmatches.

The burner is of simple form, having the heating -rods q q and crosspiece r. This burner might be otherwise formed, inasmuch as itsparticular construction is no essential part of my invention.

The under side of guard P is notched out,so as to fit around the neck ofthe burner, and

this, together with'the screw u, holds the guard firmly in place.

0n the underside of the perforated guard I is an elongated slot, c, toadmit the passage of the flame from the drip-cup in the process oflighting the burner, which is accomplished in the usual way by burningoil or liquid in the drip-cup. f

As will be readily understood, the needlevalve R is used to regulate thesize of the iiame, and usually becomes highly heated. To prevent burningof the fingers, I form the outer end of the 'valve-stem into a ring, andin this ring locate two wooden buttons7 as S S, each having overhangingedges, and secured together by the central screw, as plainly shown. Thisforms a good non-conducting finger-piece, and is of marked advantage inconnection with the valve.

As will be readily understood,'the air above the supply of oil or liquidin the reservoir is compressed by a few movements of the pumppiston, andthe compressed air furnishes a constant supply of fuel to the burner,the same being driven up with force sufficient to produce an intenseheat. The construction of the burner and arrangement of the perforatedguard are such that a proper supply of air will be mingled with theburning vapor.

As shown in Figs. l and 3, the guard and burner are vinclinedupwardlyfrom the axis of the reservoir, and this is the preferred way ofmounting these parts, so that the flame may Jbe most advantageouslyemployed while the ytorch is moved up or down or inclined in the hand.

. The torch thus constructedis found in practice to be simple, durable,and thoroughly efficient, and to admirably answer the several purposesor objects of the invention, as previously set forth. Y

Having now fully described my inventiom.

what I claim as new7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. Ina torch of the character herein set forth, the air-pump having the solidpistonrod with an elastic cup-piston applied thereon, the pump-barrelbeing sustained at both ends and connected with the vertical handle, thesame being combined with the reservoir, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a torch, the combination, with the pump-barrel mounted andsustained within the reservoir, substantially as explained, of theair-valve located upon the pump-barrel within vthe reservoir, said valvebeing composed of the elastic disk protected on both sides by metallicplates, and operated upon by the spring, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In combination with the pump-barrel l extending through one side ofthe reservoir, the oil-pipe connected with said pump-barrel, extendingthrough the opposite side of the reservoir, and perforated for theadmission of @oil to it, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination with the burner, the neet connected with the reservoirand 284,346 t Y ls the burner and drip-cup, substantially in the tmanner and for the purposes setforth.

6. In combination With the burner, the dripv v cup mounted thereunderand h aving its under surface ribbed, for the purposes and objectsnamed.` l y 7. In a torch, the Vertical handle, threaded at bottom andsecured at that point upon a 2o threaded ring applied upon thepump-barrel, t

-the same being combined with the top brace secured to the reservoir,and having the oili hole therethrough, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY WELLINGTON.

Witnesses: JOHN BUoKLnR, WORTH OseooD.

